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Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

GuardRFID receives CE Mark Approval for its AllGuard Active RFID Platform and Tags

GuardRFID’s industry leading active RFID platform that enables solutions for real-time tracking, location and security are now available for commercial sale across Europe VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Guard RFID Solutions Inc. announced today that it has received … Read the full press release

EnGarde Expands German Market With SK1 Certification

AMSTERDAM, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — To better serve customers in Germany, EnGarde body armor has completed the German SK1 TR03/2008 certification process for the ULTRA™ flexible ballistic panel. German law enforcement agencies can only purchase officially certified body armor models … Read the full press release

UCL and Arup report reveals that UK city authorities spend £23 million a year each on IT

A new report by UCL and Arup reveals that UK city authorities spend an average of £23 million a year each on IT, which is 6% of their total expenditure. LONDON, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The study, ‘Delivering the Smart … Read the full press release

ELKO Group expanded its collaboration with Microsoft and now provide its clients with the new ESD system for Microsoft retail products

ELKO Group, one of the leading IT product wholesalers in the Eastern Europe and one of the largest companies in Latvia, has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft and now provide its clients with the new ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) system … Read the full press release

The York Festival of Ideas to launch Holbeck Trust-funded Innovation Fund for development of activities for the 2015 programme

The York Festival of Ideas will launch a new Innovation Fund providing support for organisations and individuals wishing to develop activities for the 2015 programme, funded by the Holbeck Trust. YORK, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The festival committee is inviting … Read the full press release

Barco donated its Eonis clinical specialty displays to support Henry Schein Practice Solutions’ new Center of Excellence & Charitable Dental Clinic

Duluth, Ga. USA, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, a leader in healthcare visualization solutions, has donated its Eonis clinical specialty displays to support Henry Schein Practice Solutions’ brand new Center of Excellence featuring the latest in digital dental equipment and technologies. The … Read the full press release

Barco completes installation of its Auro 11.1 by Barco immersive sound technology at the PVR multiplex in the Pacific Mall New Delhi

New Delhi, India, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital cinema leader Barco is proud to announce the first completed installation in New Delhi of its Auro 11.1 by Barco immersive sound technology. Place of implementation is the PVR multiplex in the Pacific … Read the full press release

Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that 90 percent of the world’s population over six years old is predicted to have mobile phone by 2020

By 2020, 90 percent of the world’s population over 6 years old will have a mobile phone, and smartphone subscriptions are expected to top 6.1 billion India and China show fastest growth for new mobile subscriptions with 18 million and … Read the full press release

Ericsson and Qualcomm successfully complete the world’s first inter-company interoperability testing of LTE Category 9 connectivity

Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies successfully complete world’s first inter-company interoperability testing of LTE Category 9 connectivity, with download speeds of up to 450 Mbps Category 9 speeds will give mobile users responsive application performance and access to connectivity-based apps in … Read the full press release

Huawei and MegaFon to create and quickly roll out 5G next generation communications standard networks in Russia

Next network will be tested in the run up to the FIFA 2018 World Cup Russia. Shanghai, China, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Huawei, a global ICT solutions provider, and Open Joint Stock Company MegaFon (“MegaFon” or “operator”), a leading mobile operator in Russia, have signed a relevant memorandum of understanding. The … Read the full press release

Merck Serono expands availability of its RebiSmart device and web-based software platform MSdialog to people with MS in Spain, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Chile and Colombia

The new RebiSmart® injection device offers many new updates including wireless transmission of injection times and doses MSdialog™software is designed to more effectively engage people with MS and their health care providers with treatment adherence information and health related outcome reports … Read the full press release

Gamesa to supply its first G114-2.5 MW turbines at Rammeldalsberget wind farm in Sweden

The new G114-2.5 MW turbine produces 29% more power than the G97-2.0 MW, while lowering the cost of energy by 10% The agreement with John Laing encompasses the installation of six G114-2.5 MW turbines at the Rammeldalsberget wind farm in … Read the full press release

Gamesa renewed contract with Società Energie Rinnovabili (SER) to provide operation and maintenance services for SER’s whole fleet (244,65 MW) in Italy

Biscay, Spain, 17-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind power industry, has renewed the contract with the company Società Energie Rinnovabili (SER), the JV between API and Iberdrola, to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for 244,65 … Read the full press release

Thales to equip its avionics package on all 234 new Airbus A320 fleet purchased by Lion Air

KEY POINTS Thales will equip 234 A320s ordered by Lion Air with its avionics package. This represents the largest Airbus order ever placed by Lion Air. This follows the order placed by China Eastern earlier this year, reinforcing Thales’s position … Read the full press release

Air China selected the Thales TopFlight SATCOM satellite communications solution for their 22 B737 aircraft

KEY POINTS Thales will equip Air China’s 22 B737 with the latest in satellite communications. Thales has now more than 20 customers worldwide flying with Thales SBB Satcom for cockpit application on Boeing aircraft. Thales TopFlight SATCOM is future proofed … Read the full press release

ThalesRaytheonSystems completes system testing for NATO’s Air Command and Control System program (ACCS)

Massy, France, 14-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ThalesRaytheonSystems has completed system testing for NATO’s Air Command and Control System program (ACCS).  The tests demonstrated the system’s ability to operate in a network configuration linking the pilot sites at Lyon Mont Verdun in … Read the full press release

Capgemini and Pivotal launch solution to help companies address advanced threats to the enterprise

Unique new offer to detect and react to advanced internal and external business threats Paris, London, 14-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services today announced, with Pivotal, the company at the intersection … Read the full press release

Capgemini positioned as leader by Gartner, Inc in the latest “Magic Quadrant for SAP Application Management Service Providers, Worldwide”

PARIS, 14-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that it has been positioned as a leader by Gartner, Inc in the latest “Magic Quadrant for SAP Application Management … Read the full press release

Gemalto selected by leading financial institution in New Zealand Westpac for its Optelio Contactless Sticker for mobile payment

Optelio contactless sticker seen as an ideal, cost-effective solution to quickly enable mobile contactless payment Amsterdam, 14-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been selected by Westpac, a leading financial institution in … Read the full press release

Gemalto announces that it has acquired all outstanding shares of Marquis ID Systems

Austin, TX, 14-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that it has acquired all of the outstanding shares of Marquis ID Systems (MIDS), a primary provider of fully integrated solutions and services … Read the full press release